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			'''Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica''', also known as '''UNEM''' , '''Business University of Costa Rica''' or '''Entrepreneurial University of Costa Rica''', is a private university in the city of ]. It is authorized and accredited by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP), the National Council of Higher Education of Costa Rica.<ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/oferta-academica</ref><ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/sites/default/files/pregunta_frecuente/documentos/lista_universidades_aprobadas_CONESUP.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/sites/default/files/oferta_academica/38-EMPRESARIAL.pdf</ref> It has been authorized to award degrees since 1997.<ref>http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2570:costa-rica&catid=210&Itemid=757&lang=en</ref>
	'''Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica''', also known as '''UNEM''' or '''Business University of Costa Rica''', is a private university in the city of ]. It is not among the universities accreditied by the Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES), the national accreditation agency of Costa Rica.<ref name=sinaes> (in Spanish). Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior. Accessed December 2014.</ref> In 2013 it was described by the '']'' as "infamous" for its involvement in several ] allegations, in cases where students paid to receive degrees without following a course of study.<ref name=star>Jaime Lopez (12 August 2013). . ''The Costa Rica Star''. Accessed December 2014.</ref> The university has awarded ] degrees to people in Germany and the United States.<ref name=star/> A 2008 investigation by '']'' failed to find any legitimate campus or professors associated with UNEM.<ref name=DerSpiegel>

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			The university's mission is to contribute to societies world-wide by providing continuous training programs, language programs and course programs in the form of open enrollment which are supposed to contribute to the high goal of educating the people and performing independent research at the highest international levels of variety and excellence.<ref>http://www.unem.cr/our-mission/</ref>
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			The University campus location is DE LA POP'S DE CURRIDABAT 100 ESTE Y 250 AL NORTE.<ref>http://www.fsedu.moe.gov.tw/show.aspx?TempId=&Id=8326</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
			UNEM began its operation in 1992 as the International Post-Graduate School in affiliation with the University of San Jose. In 1997 the International Postgraduate School has been taken the authorization and accreditation of the Costa Rican government to become the Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica.<ref>http://whed.net/detail_institution.php?id=17738</ref>
	UNEM was founded in 1992 as an international graduate school, and acquired its present name in 1997.<ref name=whed>. International Association of Universities: Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials. Accessed October 2014.</ref> In that year it was approved by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, the national council of higher education of Costa Rica,<ref name=lista> (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.</ref> to award ]s in ] and ], and ]s in business administration.<ref name=nombre> (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.</ref>

			UNEM is authorized and accredited by CONESUP (the National Council of Private Universities) for undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Business Administration, and Master's degrees in Business Administration.<ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/sites/default/files/pregunta_frecuente/documentos/lista_universidades_aprobadas_CONESUP.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/sites/default/files/oferta_academica/38-EMPRESARIAL.pdf</ref>
	The university reported no graduates in 2007, and enrolled no students in 2010; it may be inactive.<ref name=castro>Silvia P. Castro (2010). . Doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Accessed December 2014.</ref>

			This university is listed in the International Association of Universities Directory of Higher Education and International Handbook of Universities (where it is listed as the Business University of Costa Rica).<ref>http://whed.net/detail_institution.php?id=17738</ref>
⚫	], the ]n prime minister, was made an "Honorary Professor of Diplomatic and International Relations" in July 2008.<ref></ref>

			==Accreditation, Recognition and Affiliation==
⚫	Also in 2008, ], president of ], was awarded an Universidad Empresarial honorary professorship in traditional medicine by the ], a private Italian organisation.<ref name=gambia>Office of the Gambian President (19 November 2008). . State House, Republic of the Gambia. Accessed February 2015.</ref>

			UNEM is regionally accredited from State of Costa Rica (Ministry of Public Education) and by approval of its charter from CONESUP (Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada) (National Council of University Private Higher Education- The apex national educational body for accreditation, control and regulation of the operation of private universities in Costa Rica) Session Number 336-97 which met on November 5, 1997.<ref>http://www.mep.go.cr/oferta-academica</ref>
⚫	==Rankings==
	Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica was not among the five hundred top universities world-wide in the ] for 2014–15,<ref name=times>. Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Accessed February 2015.</ref> nor among the top five hundred in the Shanghai ] for 2014.<ref name=shang>. Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Accessed February 2015.</ref> It was not among the eight hundred universities in the ] for 2014,<ref name=qs>. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Accessed February 2015.</ref> nor is it among the thirteen Costa Rican universities listed by Quacquarelli Symonds.<ref name=qs2>. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Accessed February 2015.</ref>

			UNEM has been recognized in the reference List of Foreign University by '''Taiwan Ministry of Education'''<ref>http://www.fsedu.moe.gov.tw/home.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.fsedu.moe.gov.tw/show.aspx?TempId=&Id=8326</ref>
	In the 2012 ] rating of web presence, it was not among the top one hundred universities in Latin America;<ref name=classbase>. Foreign Credits Inc. Accessed February 2015.{{unreliable source\|date=February 2015}}</ref> it was rated eleventh of the thirteen universities listed for Costa Rica.<ref name=classbase2>. Foreign Credits Inc. Accessed February 2015.{{unreliable source\|date=February 2015}}</ref>

			UNEM degree is evaluated by '''NACES World Education Services (WES)''', a nonprofit organization that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada<ref>https://hk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A3eg9GmPm9RUBE0AuGi1ygt.;_ylu=X3oDMTIzNmwydDYxBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMwYzc0NDk0OTgwMzM4ZTllODEwZjA0ZGY1NWI4ZjYzYQRncG9zAzkyBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fhk.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Duniversidad%2Bempresarial%2Bde%2Bcosta%2Brica%26fr%3Dyfp-t-900-s-hk%26fr2%3Dpiv-forum%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D92&w=992&h=785&imgurl=unem.appliedchain.com%2Fdistancelearning%2FWES-02-1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Funem.appliedchain.com%2Ftw.html&size=189.6KB&name=%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87+%3Cb%3Euniversidad+empresarial+de+costa+rica%3C%2Fb%3E+%E7%84%B6%E5%BE%8C+%E6%8C%89%E4%B8%8B+continue&p=universidad+empresarial+de+costa+rica&oid=0c74494980338e9e810f04df55b8f63a&fr2=piv-forum&fr=yfp-t-900-s-hk&tt=%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87+%3Cb%3Euniversidad+empresarial+de+costa+rica%3C%2Fb%3E+%E7%84%B6%E5%BE%8C+%E6%8C%89%E4%B8%8B+continue&b=61&ni=21&no=92&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=1140sm1je&sigb=14hm81bh1&sigi=11jn8p7s7&sigt=12angircp&sign=12angircp&.crumb=ypZXxy1h2m/&fr=yfp-t-900-s-hk&fr2=piv-forum</ref>

			UNEM has been listed by '''United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'''; '''International Association of Universities (IAU) and the International Handbook of Universities'''<ref>http://bves.unesco.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2570:costa-rica&catid=210&Itemid=757&lang=en</ref>

			UNEM is listed in Worldwide Classroom - Consortium for International Education & Multicultural Studies<ref>http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/costa_rica/flschools_adult5.html</ref>

			UNEM is Affiliated in California University FCE<ref>http://www.cufce.org/affiliatedinstitutions.htm</ref> and recognized by the California Department of Education.<ref>http://www3.cde.ca.gov/psa/logon.asp?cds=19647336141972</ref>

		⚫	==Rankings and Reputation==

			'''4 International Colleges & Universities''' is an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing accredited Universities and Colleges in the world. 4icu.org includes 11,307 Colleges and Universities, ranked by web popularity, in 200 countries.

			'''UNEM Ranked 42nd in Costa Rica''' in 2015<ref>http://www.4icu.org/cr/</ref>

			==Rumor allegations==

			A 2008 investigation by Der Spiegel found that people could gain honorary doctorate/professorship through donation<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/studium/umstrittene-titel-professoren-und-doktoren-made-in-costa-rica-a-597705.html</ref> and in 2013 Costa Rica Star mentioned this allegations. Der Spiegel failed to find the names of teachers in the official website, and failed to find the new campus address at that time.<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/studium/umstrittene-titel-professoren-und-doktoren-made-in-costa-rica-a-597705.html</ref>

			== Notable people ==

		⚫	], the ]n prime minister, was made an "Honorary Professor of Diplomatic and International Relations" in July 2008.<ref></ref>

		⚫	Also in 2008, ], president of ], was awarded an Universidad Empresarial honorary professorship in traditional medicine by the ], a private Italian organisation.<ref name=gambia>Office of the Gambian President (19 November 2008). . State House, Republic of the Gambia. Accessed February 2015.</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Revision as of 16:55, 1 March 2015

Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica
Motto	Opportunitas (Latin)
Motto in English	Opportunity
Established	1997
Chancellor	William Zamora Gonzalez
Location	San Jose, Costa Rica
Website	UNEM

Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica, also known as UNEM , Business University of Costa Rica or Entrepreneurial University of Costa Rica, is a private university in the city of San José, Costa Rica. It is authorized and accredited by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP), the National Council of Higher Education of Costa Rica. It has been authorized to award degrees since 1997.

The university's mission is to contribute to societies world-wide by providing continuous training programs, language programs and course programs in the form of open enrollment which are supposed to contribute to the high goal of educating the people and performing independent research at the highest international levels of variety and excellence.

The University campus location is DE LA POP'S DE CURRIDABAT 100 ESTE Y 250 AL NORTE.

History

UNEM began its operation in 1992 as the International Post-Graduate School in affiliation with the University of San Jose. In 1997 the International Postgraduate School has been taken the authorization and accreditation of the Costa Rican government to become the Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica.

UNEM is authorized and accredited by CONESUP (the National Council of Private Universities) for undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Business Administration, and Master's degrees in Business Administration.

This university is listed in the International Association of Universities Directory of Higher Education and International Handbook of Universities (where it is listed as the Business University of Costa Rica).

Accreditation, Recognition and Affiliation

UNEM is regionally accredited from State of Costa Rica (Ministry of Public Education) and by approval of its charter from CONESUP (Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada) (National Council of University Private Higher Education- The apex national educational body for accreditation, control and regulation of the operation of private universities in Costa Rica) Session Number 336-97 which met on November 5, 1997.

UNEM has been recognized in the reference List of Foreign University by Taiwan Ministry of Education

UNEM degree is evaluated by NACES World Education Services (WES), a nonprofit organization that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada

UNEM has been listed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); International Association of Universities (IAU) and the International Handbook of Universities

UNEM is listed in Worldwide Classroom - Consortium for International Education & Multicultural Studies

UNEM is Affiliated in California University FCE and recognized by the California Department of Education.

Rankings and Reputation

4 International Colleges & Universities is an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing accredited Universities and Colleges in the world. 4icu.org includes 11,307 Colleges and Universities, ranked by web popularity, in 200 countries.

UNEM Ranked 42nd in Costa Rica in 2015

Rumor allegations

A 2008 investigation by Der Spiegel found that people could gain honorary doctorate/professorship through donation and in 2013 Costa Rica Star mentioned this allegations. Der Spiegel failed to find the names of teachers in the official website, and failed to find the new campus address at that time.

Notable people

Hun Sen, the Cambodian prime minister, was made an "Honorary Professor of Diplomatic and International Relations" in July 2008.

Also in 2008, Yahya Jammeh, president of The Gambia, was awarded an Universidad Empresarial honorary professorship in traditional medicine by the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, a private Italian organisation.

References

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